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(89,264 posts)is now trying to do all he can to save others.
eleny
(46,166 posts)Old Vet
(2,001 posts)gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)Docreed2003
(16,875 posts)MLAA
(17,327 posts)I cannot imagine his pain and loss and here he is standing up for others. Cant type anymore my eyes are blurry.
spanone
(135,873 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)lunamagica
(9,967 posts)The_REAL_Ecumenist
(729 posts)shed ANGRY tears listening this this dear man as I was named after a Polish Jewish concert pianist who survived Auschwitz, ( she worked with my mother at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, {NOW, Cedars-Sinai}, & was Diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme, right around the time she found out that she was pregnant with me), I GREW UP with survivors of the Holocaust, though not all of them were Jewish. THIS IS REAL TO ME & although I wasn't alive to witness it, I SAW the tattoos, that were on the forearms that had started to fade but most of the numbers could still be seen. They were VERY similar to Jail "Tats" which are often clumsily done & appear to be done in blue or black WRITING ink.
My mother's Dad, Grandpa Ewey saw the worst kind of evil that monsters in human suit can do to other FELLOW human beings; the sights, the horrific odors, gave him nightmares for YEARS, I believe he had PTSD. Sadly, he had seen & SMELLED lynchings in Texas, LIVED in a sundown town & after he witnessed first hand what the Axis did in both the European AND Pacific theatre, he said that America is lying to herself if She believed that it could NEVER HAPPEN here. ALL it would take, he ALWAYS said, would be enough traitors to agree & cover for one another.
So, I don't know all of you & I can ONLY speak for myself & my family when I say, "NOT AGAIN MUTHFUCKAS! NOT HERE..I WILL NOT STAND BY & WATCH THIS HAPPEN BECAUSE I've SEEN THIS MOVIE!"
#RESIST #RISEUP #FightBack
Maraya1969
(22,497 posts)world wide wally
(21,754 posts)A time for hate
A time for war
A time for peace
I hope its not too late
The_REAL_Ecumenist
(729 posts)they are defeated & sit around in despair, too afraid & too frightened to do anything. IT'S NEVER TOO LATE, if you're BOUND & DETERMINED to stand up & together!!
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Excellent post and very powerful speech by the Holocaust survivor. Bless him for taking what was the most horrible experience of his life and using it to defend other. He is a true mensch.
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)Puzzler
(2,505 posts)-Puzzler
iluvtennis
(19,871 posts)he said, history repeats itself. We need to wake up and not let that happen.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)ICE officers while he was speaking.
erronis
(15,328 posts)That's the excuse we all use.
I hope I can be strong enough stand up to the hooligans and trumpians.
UpInArms
(51,284 posts)Well said!
Meowmee
(5,164 posts)Good for him, he should run for office. Hes a hero.
meow2u3
(24,772 posts)Now THIS is standing up to evil!
Upthevibe
(8,071 posts)90 years old standing up....thank you, Sir.....
PatrickforO
(14,587 posts)SICK, and it is UN-AMERICAN.
still_one
(92,394 posts)ICE, but deploying security to do the dirty work. My neighbor told may Homeland security just came to their office to check for undocumented people. They were given advanced notice, and they lost 10 people who didn't want to wait for Homeland security to determine if they were undocumented folks.
Neighbor said the homeland security examined all the companies records and found no one there illegally but they still lost 10 people, and that definitely is having a negative impact on the company and its work load.
I suspect other companies throughout California are going through the same thing.
This is outrageous, and I hope the ACLU is getting involved in this
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)Is it time to start hiding people in our homes?
3.6 Million DACA/Dreamers at risk of being rounded up and dropped off in a strange land.
This is unAmerican
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210187341
Bibi Netanyahu started deportation of 40,000 Africans from Israel today, citing Trump's policies as his example. Israelis are organizing homes to hide them in.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201802051061352034-israel-migration-deportation-africa-authorities/
Maraya1969
(22,497 posts)undocumented worker friends.
I decided to make it available after I saw one woman being sent back to Mexico because she used a fake SS card or something. She was in the backseat of the ICE car and her little kids were outside were outside crying. I was so upset I just made the decision that if anyone needs the place I would help them.
She never did send any people my way and now and about 3 weeks ago my Mom moved in so it never was used that way. My ideas are still the same though and I'll do it again in the future if need be.
OhNo-Really
(3,985 posts)I wonder of citizens could also start surrounding ICE arresters in protest. Would ICE/law enforcement treat protesters so badly that minds could be changed about this heartless policy